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China accuses US of ‘stirring up’ South China Sea tensions

China on Monday said the United States was responsible for "deliberate stirring…

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Participating world leaders and delegates pose for a family photo during the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 1, 2023. World leaders take centre stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on December 1, under pressure to step up efforts to limit global warming as the Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over the summit.
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World leaders take COP28 stage as climate, Gaza share spotlight

World leaders descended on Dubai for UN climate talks on Friday, under…

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Notable deaths of 2023: From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner

Notable deaths from 2023: From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen…

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A Qatar Airways flight pases above a road sign as it prepares to land at Heathrow airport in west London on June 8, 2020. Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial announced it is offloading its remaining 25 percent stake in London's Heathrow Airport to a French private equity group and Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund. After owning the UK travel hub for 17 years, Ferrovial said on November 29, 2023, it had reached a 2.37 billion pound ($3.01 billion) deal with Paris-based Ardian and Riyahd's Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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Saudi wealth fund scoops up 10% of London Heathrow airport

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is to buy ten % of London's…

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sraeli hostages arrive after being released by Hamas at Ramat Gan's Sheba medical center in the Tel Aviv district on November 30, 2023.
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Day-long extension of Israel-Hamas truce agreed upon

A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before…

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inside a coal mine
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11 Dead in northeast China mine accident: state media

At least 11 people were killed in an accident at a coal…

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X CEO Elon Musk leaves a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. The White House on November 17, 2023, condemned the owner of social media platform X and world's richest person Elon Musk for "abhorrent promotion" of anti-Semitism. Referring to a Musk post on X, formerly called Twitter, in which he endorsed an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, White House spokesman Andrew Bates said it was "unacceptable" to repeat such a "hideous lie."
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WATCH: Israeli president tells Elon Musk he has ‘huge role’ in anti-Semitism fight

Israel's president told Elon Musk on Monday that the tech mogul has…

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Rescue workers stand at an entrance of the under construction road tunnel, days after it collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 18, 2023. Indian rescuers said on November 18, they had paused efforts to reach 41 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after a cracking sound created a "panic situation" over the possibility of a further cave-in.
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WATCH: India tunnel collapse, rescuers dig vertical shaft into mountain to free 41 workers trapped for three weeks

India tunnel collapse: India's military brought in specialised equipment Sunday as efforts…

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Human Rights groups outraged as Iran hangs 17-year-old for murder

Iran has executed a 17-year-old convicted of murder, two rights groups said…

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A view of the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 24, 2023. ust a few metres of rock and earth separate Indian rescue teams from 41 workers who have been trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel for nearly two weeks, officials said on November 24, saying they were optimistic of success within hours.
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14 Metres to freedom: Final push to free Indian tunnel workers

Just a few metres of rock and earth separate Indian rescue teams…

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